My hubby (and probably the rest of the world) thinks I'm nuts, but I enjoy building fence. We have all those tools but I never thought of using a masonry drill to help with a T post, great idea! Mike has a very large auger bit that he thinks will work for getting T posts into the ground I'm looking forward to trying it. Before we got our T post puller we used an old bumper jack that was his granddads. With this area being in a D3 drought status the ground everywhere is rock solid. I was cleaning my garden out a couple days ago and getting it ready for Spring and I could barely get a shovel into the soil. We need rain.
Have used used the digging bar? I would rather use that than a drill. My digging bar is in Wisconsin in storage sadly. I was just having fond memories how Jen and I put up acres of fence so quickly using the tractor bucket to push them in and then a tractor mounted fence roller. We do need rain bad! A bumper jack is a great way to remove T-post! Today I have some fixing of stuff to do in the workshop
@@HomesteadReliance Yes, we have a couple of large digging bars and then I have a smaller one I use in my garden. They are Super useful for getting through rocks or just breaking up clay.
It is awfully tough and rocky soil at our place as well, maybe even worse since we are on the side of a steep ridge. We haven't had a need for a fence yet since we have no animals, but I can tell its going to be a real chore if we ever do need to put one up!
Yea we still need to fence in a lot more area and I'm dreading it! We are on top of a mountain and I drove down trail to the creek, I did not notice before we had cliff and the trial has a drop off on the Sides! It's crazy how you can see more when the leaves are falling. We are working on composting now as we don't have great soil for the garden! I wish we did not need to put up more fencing!
Hello Bonnie, We keep seeing perfect looking fences when we drive around and I wonder if there is someone who does them? We want to put up a lot more and I'm dreading it! We have premier portable fencing and not sure we can even use it here now. we invested a lot with them and I home we can make them work!
Good practical info. Thanks!! I wonder if there is s t-post specific hammer tool that can be used with a cordless HD hammer drill.these would be cost prohibitive to some budgets or some folks may already have a HD hammer drill. The hammer bit would slide fit over the top of the post and would be driven in with the power of the hammer drill. Also, there are long SDS hammer bits that could be used to hammer a hole in the ground and to break or push aside small rocks. Of course, you would need a small 4 foot ladder to make it easier to work above 5he post with the drill. This would be more practical for someone who does alot of t-posts. Yor method is simple and practical and less expensive ! Using a HD hammer drill may be a solution for someone that can't physically use a manual post driver. Makia makes a very powerful 18v and 40v cordlessHD hammer drill with a chuck that accepts hammer specific bits .
I bet they make a battery powered post hole pounder now. I have seen the gas versions and they make everything cordless now. A hammer drill version would be great too. I miss our old property and how I could just have my wife hold a post and I would use the tractor bucket to drive it down in a second or two. We fenced in a few acres easily
My hubby (and probably the rest of the world) thinks I'm nuts, but I enjoy building fence. We have all those tools but I never thought of using a masonry drill to help with a T post, great idea! Mike has a very large auger bit that he thinks will work for getting T posts into the ground I'm looking forward to trying it. Before we got our T post puller we used an old bumper jack that was his granddads. With this area being in a D3 drought status the ground everywhere is rock solid. I was cleaning my garden out a couple days ago and getting it ready for Spring and I could barely get a shovel into the soil. We need rain.
Have used used the digging bar? I would rather use that than a drill. My digging bar is in Wisconsin in storage sadly. I was just having fond memories how Jen and I put up acres of fence so quickly using the tractor bucket to push them in and then a tractor mounted fence roller. We do need rain bad! A bumper jack is a great way to remove T-post! Today I have some fixing of stuff to do in the workshop
@@HomesteadReliance Yes, we have a couple of large digging bars and then I have a smaller one I use in my garden. They are Super useful for getting through rocks or just breaking up clay.
It is awfully tough and rocky soil at our place as well, maybe even worse since we are on the side of a steep ridge. We haven't had a need for a fence yet since we have no animals, but I can tell its going to be a real chore if we ever do need to put one up!
Yea we still need to fence in a lot more area and I'm dreading it! We are on top of a mountain and I drove down trail to the creek, I did not notice before we had cliff and the trial has a drop off on the Sides! It's crazy how you can see more when the leaves are falling. We are working on composting now as we don't have great soil for the garden! I wish we did not need to put up more fencing!
Very informative...Thanks...we've gotta put up fencing but we've got so many rocks here...its gonna be a job 😢 Bonnie
Hello Bonnie, We keep seeing perfect looking fences when we drive around and I wonder if there is someone who does them? We want to put up a lot more and I'm dreading it! We have premier portable fencing and not sure we can even use it here now. we invested a lot with them and I home we can make them work!
i just put a 40x40 fence around my garden this week ,the deer destroyed my rubarb . first time putting up t posts
How did it go with the T-post? I'm planning on putting more up once the weather calms down.
Good practical info. Thanks!! I wonder if there is s t-post specific hammer tool that can be used with a cordless HD hammer drill.these would be
cost prohibitive to some budgets or some folks may already have a HD hammer drill. The hammer bit would slide fit over the top of the post and would be driven in with the power of the hammer drill. Also, there are long SDS hammer bits that could be used to hammer a hole in the ground and to break or push aside small rocks. Of course, you would need a small 4 foot ladder to make it easier to work above 5he post with the drill. This would be more practical for someone who does alot of t-posts. Yor method is simple and practical and less expensive ! Using a HD hammer drill may be a solution for someone that can't physically use a manual post driver. Makia makes a very powerful 18v and 40v cordlessHD hammer drill with a chuck that accepts hammer specific bits .
I bet they make a battery powered post hole pounder now. I have seen the gas versions and they make everything cordless now. A hammer drill version would be great too. I miss our old property and how I could just have my wife hold a post and I would use the tractor bucket to drive it down in a second or two. We fenced in a few acres easily